In each of these principles, he addresses the need to realize who we are as parents without Christ. The fourteen principles he describes in detail with a chapter devoted to each one are the following: Paul David Tripp in his book titled Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family brings home the importance of applying the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every aspect of your life for your children to see and experience themselves. It’s a constant cycle of analyzing your actions. It is a struggle not knowing what you are doing and how your actions will affect them in the long term. Most of us can say we have eaten the words “I will never do that when I have kids” or “My kids will never act like that.” It is safe to say that you just don’t have a clue until you are trying to raise your own children. As a child growing up, even into adulthood, you don’t realize this until you have your own. It brings much pressure not just to raise successful, well-adapted children, but to also raise children who are strong in the faith and the Word of God. Parenting is one of the hardest tasks God has given mothers and fathers.
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